tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435823559307305151.post6318902711531862745..comments2017-11-15T10:51:20.645+00:00Comments on Film: Ab Initio: The first American animated film - 1906 - Humorous Phases of Funny Faces - James Stuart BlacktonFritz Langnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435823559307305151.post-71149824388062516582016-06-24T11:42:50.467+01:002016-06-24T11:42:50.467+01:00Nice post!! Thanks for sharing.
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...I just realised a blunder in my comment above....<br /><br />For the animator as magician, I was thinking of this J. Stuart Blackton film from 1900:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe7HSnZotbU<br /><br />As you can see, Humorous Phases is, in part, a &#39;remake&#39; of this earlier film, which cuts down on the direct onscreen presence of the animator.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435823559307305151.post-12378483463033115032010-07-06T11:33:27.281+01:002010-07-06T11:33:27.281+01:00@ Rob - This is an incredibly informative response...@ Rob - This is an incredibly informative response that adds a new dimension to our understanding of this landmark animation film. The etymology of animation is intriguing, and early animator&#39;s post-modern self-awareness of this fact only adds to the inventiveness of their work. <br /><br />Thank you for highlighting the importance of Walt Disney - after watching The Old Mill, I shall certainly be adding some of his early shorts to the Film Ab Initio List. <br /><br />The point you make about animation&#39;s leap forward is unnerving. Watching the Old Mill straight after watching Humorous Phases of Funny Faces feels as though we have stumbled into a new dimension. The only comparable leap forward I could think of is the development of Mario from the NES to the Wii in the space of 20 years, but even that seems unimpressive when compared to the leap animation takes with Walt Disney&#39;s imaginative scope. <br /><br />The WB short does appear to pay homage to early animators at the end of the short you linked to - it also reinforces the importance of Blackton&#39;s work. Therefore surely more can be done to give this film more exposure. I long for the day when an early silent goes viral...AmanAnandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435823559307305151.post-58672389234373199422010-07-02T12:03:58.273+01:002010-07-02T12:03:58.273+01:00Another fascinating point about the film is the wa...Another fascinating point about the film is the way that it focuses on animation as &#39;magic&#39; (the word comes from the Latin &#39;animus&#39; or &#39;soul&#39;), and the animator as conjuror. It is no coincidence that the very first animated film ever made does this: indeed, it was a veritable cliché in the early years of the form (for the most brilliant examples, check out Fleischer&#39;s &#39;Out of the Inkwell&#39; series from 1918-29).<br /><br />This highlights the immense importance of Walt Disney: he was the figure who self-consciously tried to create a &#39;world within&#39; for animation, from Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, to Mickey Mouse, to Snow White. None of his classic works made any allusion to the &#39;animator&#39; standing outside the world of the cartoon, ending the genre&#39;s &#39;novelty&#39; quality. Just take a look at one of his early colour masterpieces, The Old Mill, 30 years after &#39;Humorous Phases...&#39;:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYEmL0d0lZE<br /><br />The leap forward is so immense as to be unmatched, arguably, in the history of any other art form. (A jump of 30 years in sci-fi, for example, just takes us from &#39;The Empire Strikes Back&#39; to &#39;Avatar&#39;).<br /><br />For a final word on the &#39;animator as conjuror&#39;, take a look at this witty joke on the theme in Chuck Jones&#39;s &#39;Duck Amuck&#39;, almost 50 long years after the Blackton Funny Faces film:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce8J92AEfCs<br /><br />The comic revelation at the conclusion of this WB short is a knowing nod back to the &#39;animus&#39; joke that runs all the way through half-a-century of early animation. And it all started here...Robnoreply@blogger.com